Virus – Why do Viruses Kill?
Lytic vs Lysogenic
Virus Evolution
CASE STUDY #1 – SMALL POX
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37910270/embed
CASE STUDY #2 FLUE – WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF OUTBREAKS?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKRLHtO4PSE?rel=0]
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Some things to consider:
- How many bacteria are involved?
- How long do the bacteria live? How many generations of bacteria are involved?
- What type of bacteria are we watching?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plVk4NVIUh8?rel=0]
- What is drug resistance?
- CRISPR Snips Away Antibiotic Resistance
- Resistance to New Antibiotic Has Now Spread Across Globe
- Teixobactin And iChip Promise Hope Against Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic Hunters – The Nature of Things – March 5, 2015
- Antibiotic Resistance is Becoming a Global Health Issue – CBC Radio – Listen
- Drug Resistance Report 2014 – Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- The End of Antibiotics
- A Possible Alternative to Antibiotics
- Revolutionary New Antibiotic Alternative Could Save the World Superbug
- Apocalypse
- Antibiotics: US Discovery Labelled Game Changer for Medicine
- IBM: Ninjas (Superbugs) vs Nanobots
- First New Antibiotic in 30 Years Discovered in Major Breakthrough
- The Science Behind Sauerkraut Fermentation – not really a science source, but good explanation of how to grow the correct bacteria and why.
- National Summary Data
- Reading #1 What is MRSA?
- Reading #2 About Resistant Bacteria in a Public Transit System
- Reading #3 Timeline chart of MRSA resistance
- Reading #4 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013
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Watch “Resistance” on Netflix[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqxmBV6Bns?rel=0]
good bacteria
- It Takes Guts – Which bacteria live in our digestive systems seems to be related to obesity and health.
For anyone interested in learning more about all living things and how they interact with one another, Untamed Science is a highly engaging video series and blog dedicated to the topic.
Roles of Fungi Video
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DUZhnNo4s?wmode=opaque]
Part C – Microbiology & Mycology
Learn more about how Malaria is gaining a foothold in Cambodia due to civil unrest.
Learn more about how Malaria is transmitted.